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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesकोई
Pronunciation / Transliteration: koi
"क्या यहाँ कोई है?"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any person; a person in general, used especially in questions, negative sentences, or after 'if'.
"Is there anyone who can help me with this problem?" - 2
Anybody; an important person.
"He wants to be someone in this company, not just anyone."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'ǣniġ' meaning 'any' combined with 'ān' meaning 'one'. Emerging in Middle English as 'any-one', it solidified into a standard indefinite pronoun used to refer to any person whatsoever in a given context.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Anyone" is said worldwide
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quelqu'un
Transliteration: kel-kœ̃
"Y a-t-il quelqu'un ici ?"
jemand
Transliteration: ye-mant
"Ist hier jemand?"
chiunque
Transliteration: kyun-que
"C'è qualcuno qui?"
alguien
Transliteration: al-gyen
"¿Hay alguien aquí?"
alguém
Transliteration: al-gẽj
"Há alguém aqui?"
कोई
Transliteration: koi
"क्या यहाँ कोई है?"
任何人
Transliteration: rén hé rén
"这里有人吗？"
누구나
Transliteration: nu-gu-na
"여기 누구 있나요?"
だれでも
Transliteration: dare demo
Script: 誰でも
"ここに誰かいますか？"
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